The Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office's 1st Public Investigation Division (Deputy Prosecutor Lee Hee-dong), who is investigating the 'the West Sea public official's attack case', requested an arrest warrant for former Defense Minister Seo Wook and former Coast Guard Commissioner Kim Hong-hee on the 18th.
Former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries is accused of ordering the deletion of military secrets from the Military Integrated Information Processing System (MIMS) that contradicts the government's judgment that the late Lee Dae-jun, a public official of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, voluntarily defected to North Korea in September 2020.
According to the audit results announced by the Board of Audit and Inspection on the 13th, after the Ministerial Meeting held on the morning of September 23, 2020, 60 reports related to military intelligence mounted on the Mims were deleted according to the instructions of former Minister Suh.
Former Commissioner Kim, who was in charge of the Coast Guard investigating the circumstances of Mr. Lee's case, is accused of announcing the results of an investigation that determined voluntarily defecting to North Korea, such as using unconfirmed evidence in accordance with the policy of the Blue House National Security Office.